Thread: Duck Eggs

Are these any good? Do you get more bang for your buck in terms of protien and other goodies?

Let a couple of dozen of them hatch and grow Dougie and you will certainly get more protien and enough down to top up an old sleeping bag.

Are they Mallard or domestic (Moscovie etc)?
They are certainly richer in flavour that the Chook eggs and I recall my ma used to use less when baking with duck eggs.....

Originally Posted by Gibo

Are they Mallard or domestic (Moscovie etc)?
They are certainly richer in flavour that the Chook eggs and I recall my ma used to use less when baking with duck eggs.....

Maybe because they are larger? (Are they?)

I'm just day dreaming about living somewhere that I can have a coupe...is it legal to have ducks with clipped wings live in a coupe?

Originally Posted by Dougie

Maybe because they are larger? (Are they?)

I'm just day dreaming about living somewhere that I can have a coupe...is it legal to have ducks with clipped wings live in a coupe?

Yeah they are larger by a bit depending on the duck and the chicken, it was more to do with the flavour as it is way richer. Not sure how she compensated for the volume...not a baker...
We used to have a farm in town with ducks so dont think its a problem having "domestic" ducks in a coupe in town. Not sure on the rules for Mallards and Parries though.
If they come to take them away just cook em!!

Parries in town? Good way to piss off your neighbours...

Originally Posted by Dougie

Parries in town? Good way to piss off your neighbours...

Ours were Moscovy. Oh and the Geese I bought back from up the river....they pissed the neighbours off!!! But then again so did the Goats!

the only thing I'm aware off regarding the other types of eggs is the issue of bacteria; so these eggs must be cooked (ie baking is Ok) - that means eating the raw cake batter mix is not OK, eating the baked (duck) egg cake is OK

Originally Posted by Gibo

Are they Mallard or domestic (Moscovie etc)?
They are certainly richer in flavour that the Chook eggs and I recall my ma used to use less when baking with duck eggs.....

I got introduced to ducks eggs when I was a kid living in Te Puke one of our freinds had a few mallard ducks set up camp in their chook house and never left so every time I stayed there I was always given bacon and scrambled duck eggs with baked beans for breakfast then was dragged out to the shearing shed with their father to work off the huge breakfast picking up wool for the day and would get some pocket money out of it too .

awesome for making sponges and cakes

I remember mallard eggs being about the same size and taste as bantam eggs but the memory could be fading, it's been a long time since I had either.

My olds farm Emu's. They are equivalent to about 12 chicken eggs and taste about the same.
I used to bring them to work and make everyone an omelete. 2 eggs feed all 8 of us.

Originally Posted by Gibo

My olds farm Emu's. They are equivalent to about 12 chicken eggs and taste about the same.
I used to bring them to work and make everyone an omelete. 2 eggs feed all 8 of us.

Ah yes emus the dopiest birds around only form of wildlife I have seen run towards a combine harvester and straight into the feeder house and through the thresher after being tangled in the pickup tynes of the grain head.

Mrs ebf got some (duck eggs) at the Lower Hutt market last weekend and gave them to Mrs kiwi39

Apparently they are very good. Speak to Tim about what the taste is like.

We used to gather wild mallard eggs as kids tasted like yuk very rich. I'd never rush back for more. Quail eggs are awesome to eat and best chook eggs are the ones I buy from the Lichfield Poultry farm just south of Putaruru, free range units are wow